South Asia in 1947 on a Map

Thanks so much, that means a lot to me! I definitely put a lot of time and effort into this (more so than any other quiz I've done so far), so if people are enjoying it I'm glad :)

I was pretty generous on type-ins here, so "Pal" is a type-in for Pal Lahara. Beyond that, the princely state doesn't have a direct connection to the kingdom of Nepal if that's what you were wondering. Consider it a freebie :)

Haha thanks! It did take me quite a bit of time and effort to do this. It was kinda a project I did on-and-off for several weeks. I'm interested in the history of the British Raj though and I learned quite a bit from doing this, so I definitely think it was worth it.

Thanks! Figuring out type-ins was probably the most difficult part of this quiz. I wanted to tread the thin line between giving away too many freebies and allowing people to get right answers if they misspelled something/took a good educated guess. From the comments so far, it sounds like the quiz is leaning a bit toward the "freebie" side. I'll see if I can adjust this a bit sometime in the future to compensate for this while making sure it doesn't turn impossible (after all, the quiz is already hard enough as is!).

Thanks! Really glad you liked it. As for Afghanistan, I debated putting it on here, but ultimately decided against it. I know definitions of South Asia differ, and how I personally interpret it is just the India subcontinent (plus maybe the Maldives). There doesn't seem to a JetPunk standard regarding what is part of "South Asia," so I just went with my definition. I know that might not be a satisfactory answer, but also, seeing as Afghanistan's borders were basically the same in 1947 as they are now, I don't think adding it would necessarily improve the quiz, if that makes sense. I'd be willing to change it though if others want me to include Afghanistan.

Thanks!!! I'm not sure exactly how long it took to make it, but probably somewhere in the ballpark of 25-30 hours. Making the map was what took the longest amount of time, but I also spent quite a bit of time on type-ins too. I'm glad to see that people are enjoying it though because it makes me feel that my hard work has paid off :)

Lol yeah, so true. Political integration was a messy process, but Patel did an absolutely amazing job handling it. I'd say he's comparable to Otto von Bismarck, perhaps even more impressive given how large and diverse India is compared to Germany.

Thanks! And those were intentional. I wanted to be generous with the type-ins, so for many of them I just allowed anything containing the names that I want (or anything similar). That's why, for example, so many people got Pal Lahara. From your comment (and others) though, it seems that this is making type-ins a bit too easy, so I plan on going back and making them slightly more strict so as not to give away so many freebies. Hope that makes sense!

Wow, nice catch! For some reason, my source maps didn't have that. I'm not sure when I'll get around to updating this, but I'll keep it in mind!

I see your concern, but if I change the text from white to black for one of them, I have to change it for all of them. I experimented with it and it just didn't look as nice. I think it's still reasonably readable. Maybe I'll update this quiz in the future and tone down some of those really bright colors, but for now I think I'll leave it as is.

Thanks! I'm Bangladeshi myself so I consider this a part of my history as well :)

Thanks! Honestly, I don't forsee this being featured anytime soon. Even for Indians, many of these answers are pretty obscure. Appreciate the comment though!

Thanks! There are many more quizzes that are better than this on this site, but I'm flattered by the compliment. If you enjoy this type of quiz, I'd recommend looking at Dekkie's quizzes; her maps are incredibly

Sorry, I have no clue what this means. Can you elaborate? If you're asking me to make a quiz of the flags of the Princely States, the answer is probably no because I'm not sure every Princely State had its own flag, and even if they did I doubt I could find all of them.